Curtain fixture



July 14, 1931. J. H. BoYE CURTAIN FIXTURE @riginal Filed May 22, 19:50

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Patented July 14, 1931 oFFicEy JAMES H. IBOYE, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORTO JAMES I-I.A BOYE MANUFACTUR- ING' COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS Y CURTAIN FIXTURE Original application led. May 22, 1930, Serial No. 454,597. Divided and this application iled December 19, 1930. Serial No. 503,407. j

This invention relates to curtain fixtures of what are known as the hook-on type.

One well known, simple, inexpensive and extensively used form of curtain fixture of the hook-on type consists of a pair of brackets each formed with a base plate for attachment to the window frame and an L- shaped hook mounted on the base plate, and a hollow curtain rod formed with elbow ends, the top and bottom walls of th-e elbow ends having registering holes that are engaged by the upright limbs of the hooks. Ordinary factory methods and machinery employed in p the manufacture of such curtain fixtures do not permit accurate and exact fitting of the cooperating parts of the bracket and rod. In manufacturing practice, to facilitate easy threading' of the rod ends on the hooks, it is customary to form the holes in the rod ends of 2o somewhat larger diameter than the hooks. Again, since the hooks of different brackets vary slightly in the extent of their projection from the bracket base plates, it is practically impossible to locate the holes in the rod ends at such exact distances from the vertical end walls ofthe rod that said end walls will abut squarely against the bracket base plates when the rod ends are entered on the hooks. In other words, there is always more or less clearance between the hooks and the holes engaged thereby, and between the end walls of the rod and the bracket plates. The result of this is that the rod, when mounted on the hooks, is not held in a true horizontal position, but droops or sags more or less under lts weight and that of the curtain, since the rod is supported by the bearing of the rear portion of the edge of the upper hole against the upper portion of the hook and the bearing of the front portion of the edge of the lower hole against the lower portion of the hook.

This gives to the curtain fixture al sloppy and untidy appearance.

In an application heretofore filed by m'e on the 22nd day of May, 1930, Serial 454,597, I have disclosed and claimed a novel structure of curtain rod supporting bracket designed to obviate the defect above noted and maintain the rod, when mounted on its brackets, in a true horizontal position.

Another annoyance quite frequently experienced in connection with the mounting 'rod one end of the latter will frequently be thrown upwardly suiicicntly to clear the tip of the hook, and the rod must then. be tilted upwardly sufficiently to bring the upper hole again into register with the tip of the hook.

The present application constitutes a division of my former application, above identitled, and has for its object to pro-vide a novel and improved construction of rod which will cure the f above noted defect, and which, as the ends of the rod are carried down onto the hooks of the brackets, will insure registration of the tips ofthe hooks with the upper holes in the rod.

The invention, in one simple and improved embodiment thereof, is illustrated in thefaccompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation broken out, of my improved hook-on curtain fixture. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

F ig.'4 is a horizontal section onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a yportion of a window frame, on which the improved curtain fixture is mounted. Each of the rod supporting brackets, whic are identical, consists of a base plate 11 attached to the frame. 10 as by screws 12, and an L-shaped hook 13 securely mounted in the lower portion of the base plate 11. The curtain rod, herein shown as of the sectional telescoping flat hollow type is designated as an entirety by 14. In the topk and bottom walls of the elbow end portions ofthe rod are formed holes 15 and 16, respectively. As

i protuberance, preferably taking the form of a wedge 51T.` yThis Vmay be .conveniently formed byza swagingv operatiomas yindicated .in the. drawings,V but maybe otherwise pro- .v'ided within 4'the purview of the invention. .2 :This wedge 17 extendsdowniwardly on the -bracketbase plat-e, to -lapproximately the; base orl shank of the hook 113, :as clearlyshown in When-themed endis. entered on thehoolz,

' :the wedge il? acts, through relative sliding ,Contact withfthe leaverportion ofthe rod, to force andloclr-the hook engagin'gportion of the bottom .-,wall of therod ...against the hook, Vand manifestly the said wedge `also k.cooperates ,witlnthelower portion. of themed -end to. block said lower portionzagainst-inovement l,toward the ,base plate which :would .otherwiseibe lcausedabyfthedrooping or .Sag-

giug of Vthe rod .and Athetlearance Fof 'the 'lower hole 16. In*other,:words,;the seetion offthe bottom wall of therod lyingbetueell the member 17 andftheghook ,13 is wedged between said parts; and, .sincekhefcorre- `spending `section of the t'Qp wall of the rod iabutsagainstthe upperportion of thehook under the weight of the rod, therod is fsecurely maintained in a true horizont-alp@ sition.

Describing .now that feature ,which forms the Subj eet matter. of r they present linvention .and which facilitates the :threading of 4:the

rod `ou the hookal. is 2an internaltransversely extending guide rib on-.the L.vertical wall of ,the trod. This rib issimply :and cheaply formed by an inward: swiaging of the Avertical ,wlallwbyimeans o f-,a suitable die. By-Areferdentally displaced upwardly sufficiently to disengage the upper hole from the hook, the rod will at once settle back into engagement with the hook owing to the presence Qithegu-Cle rib 18. y i

from tlielforefgoing it tu ill; bee seen that by Ymeans of the above described improvements, I have obviated the faults and defects hereinabove noted tliis well known f type Yof 5 liookfonic'uitai'n-:fiatureand have provided aonstructionsuch that the easy mounting ofthe'rod is facilitated and the rod, when mountedonfits brackets, iseeurelysannetted tifuehorliaontal position. I claim:-

1. A .holloav curtain rod xadapted ,floricooperationwitlnabtaoket having i111 rLrSh-aped hook,l said (rod being Olmed twith ,register- 'llg 'holes in vits f .top an-Adfbottom; wallsgadapt- .ed tofbe enga-.gediby-'llefllprightliinbgof said hoolgand .withf an@ internal guide member on .a side i ivallgof;r the.' rod servi-11g, through .lll- :tive 'slidingengagement with said upright .limbfas the rod yisentered onithehoolnto guide -tl'leftipfo-fthe hoolzithrough the hole in the top-)wall ofitheiroid. n Y f :2. A hollow curtain Vrodeadaptedfoltcoeperaagnl with a bracket having@ Lvslaanes ihokasaid rod being rformed -wthrnegsterag fzholes in its top and bQttOal Stalls i-aiiapted tto be engaged by the Aupright limb Qf laool,:.an`d with .im internal rIlSYQlSlY flis- -posed 'rib on a 4sijde ywal-l of ythe rod, ,the outereLd-gef Said rib beHgaSubStanittlll j. l'neavitltthe rea-r portion ofthe edgeofthe 4upper -holef of ltlie'flfl, fandsaid rib serving, fthrough relative Sliding -ellgegmnt .-Q its outer edge with :said-upright xlimb :as tthe rod is ,entered .Onltheihode i t0 .guide the tip -Qf..-the hook i .through thefhQle i inthe COP Wall .1 of the; rod.

`BOXE- ence to Figs. 3 and 4 it willlbe seen that the outer-longitudinal edge; of the guide Yrib -18 is ,substantially ,in linemvithgthe .rear edge portionsof the holes 15 andi-6. Incense- Iquence lofthisyas soon Eas the lower hole 16 has been passed down over the tip;- of the hook, sadftp sl-slid-ingly engaged' with the louter ,-edge ofthe guide .rib 1,8, andabytheflaltter, is guided. lthrough ,the upper fhofle 15. The presence ofgthis ribrthereforefrenders itun- `necessaryto .hold l,the :curtain irod in exact horizontal position whenenteringitfon the hooksin order to make it register with ,the f .ilattely` Moneover, ifrthe rodeild heiaei- 

